Jailed journalist Yousfi, from his cell, warns journalists' union congress that press freedom is under threat

Mohamed Yousfi, a journalist held at Mornaguia prison, sent a letter, made public Tuesday, to the Tunisian journalists' union's seventh congress, linking press freedom to judicial independence and union rights, and warning of rising prosecutions and worsening conditions for journalists. He referred to jailed and exiled colleagues without naming them, criticised the politicisation of public media, and asked the union to preserve its unity and independence.

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